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JOHN M.A MAY, or JANESVILLE, AND WiivsLoW M. coLfToN, OFYSTOUGHTON WISGON SIN.

Leem- Patem No. 77,391, ma April 28, 1868.

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TO ALL WHM- IT MAY'CONCERN:

`Be it known that we, JQHN M. MAY, of the city of Janesville, county of Rock, and State of Wisconsin, and WINSLOW M. COI/EON, of Stoughton, Dane county,'and State aforesaidfhave invented a'new and improved Mop-Wi'inger; and'we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact-description thereof, reference being had to the' accompanying drawings, and to the letters 'of reference marked thereon, the same letter in each figure reprcsentingthe same part. i

The nature of our invention consists in a.' base or foundation, to which are attached the working parts of the wringer, the whole, when inA use, `being fastened to the pallor bucket, by means of thumb-screws or their equiv-l alent device, so that the Working-mechanism `may be readily attached to or removed from the pail; also, in fastening weights to the circular lever, to which the oscillating-roller is attached near tho roller, to obviatethe necessity of springs to keep the rollers asunder, this result being produced by gravitation; and also7 the general arrangement of the working-mechanism, so that it may be readily removedfrom or attached to the pail, makingit perfectly portable, independently of the pail.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of apail and wringe.

Figure 2 is a perspectiveview of awringer separate from a pail, and in areverse'd position from that shown in fig. 1.

Figure 3 is' an enlarged view of parts of the mechanism, in which thumb-screws serve asaxes or pivots for 'the lever.l

.A is the pail or bucket, to which thewringer is attached by means of thumb-screws, F F, so that by open ing them the wringer may be readily removed, and the pail, unencumbered, may be used for 'other purposes.

B is the base, to which are attached the other parts of the wringer, having posts, c, extending upward,vfo'rm ing a bearing'to receive points or pins, a, for the roller C to revolve in.- also, it has arms, el, extending downward to receive thumb-screws F F, the .points of which extend to the pail, whether small or large', or however mulch orvlittle its sides taper. The points penetrate the sides of the pail sufficiently to hold the base firmly to the top-,of the pail on which it rests. A `key or an eccentric, (with a lever or a handlc,) attached to arms d, may be used to'hold the buse to the pail, but we prefer thumb-screws.

Below the thumb-screwsis `the pivot G, by which the circular lever E is attached to part d, or the thumbA screws may-serve as' pivots for the lever, as shown in fig.: 3. The circular lever E encloses the pail on one side, and at a suicient distance to work freely, having projection, b, as shown, by which to worl: the lever by the foot. The ends of the lever are pivoted to the ends. of' roller D, in any form which will allow the. roller to revolve freely.A

It is evident that as the'part b is raised or lowered, the roller D oscillates, or'is moved to or from the stationary roller C. When the lever is untouched, the weigh-t of the arms'of the lever E and roller D causes it,l

with the roller, to gravitate to the top of the pail, at the ysame time carrying the circular part of the lever upwards. New, by touching thepart 6 with the foot, and carrying it downward, the roller Dis brought towards roller C, and the mopor other article, when drawn through the rollers, is wrang dry, orV approximately so. New, by removing the foot, the roller D gravitatcs or falls back to its former position.4 If the arms of the lever and the roller D are not of sucieut weight to carry roller DA to'thc top of the pail, the arms may be weighted or enlarged near the ends of roller D to secure that movement, as shown at H.

It is evident that by opening the screws F F, by which the base, B, is held firmly to the pail, the workingmechanisni may be removed, and the pail used for other purposes.

We are aware thatwringers 'have been used when the pail has been l made the base or foundation for the working-mechanism of the wringer, by parts being bolted or riveted fast to the-pail; also, we are aware that one roller has been attached to the pail by bolting or riveting bearings to the pail, and the other roller made to oscillate by meansof a. lever on pivots, the pivots hei-ng immovably riveted to the pail, asin the patent of Foster Rhines, dated. March 27', 1566, and we do nf; claim eitherfo'f the nbovi, o'sbstxitially similar devices; but What 'we do claim, and desire to 'seure by Letters Patent, isv The combiation of y@he buse, VB, a'nd "lever Ewith tollera C D and tll'umb-screwsfF, substnntially'as und' for the purposes speciied.l i 4 JOHN M .'IMAY, *WINSLOW.M. COLTON.

Witnesses:

H. CoMs'rpcx, `W. `S; WALKE. 

